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Feature: Nintendo Indie Collaborations And Crossovers We’d Like To See

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Tasty indie matchings with some cherished favourite franchises.

The announcement of
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(to give its unwieldy full name) in
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was a delightful surprise. Although we’d heard whispers of
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possibly releasing this year, this collaboration with an indie studio Brace Yourself Games – a developer with just one (very successful) game to its name – is somewhat unprecedented; Nintendo is letting an indie developer play with one of its big-name franchises. It wasn’t long ago when Nintendo wouldn’t acknowledge the existence of small developers unless they had a non-residential office address.

The company’s approach to indies has evidently changed a lot since the WiiWare days. It all seems to have come about thanks to
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by the team for
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which really fired up Nintendo’s interest. It's heartening to see the company embracing the spirit and talent of these studios - yesterday’s ‘Nindies’ Direct was full of strong titles across a variety of genres. The strategy of using these reveal videos to plug gaps between bigger Directs seems to be working very well. Indeed, some might argue that yesterday’s video was better than some of the company’s more lacklustre Directs.

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